Top Us News Stories

msnbc.com: US news

Millions of Irene victims still lack electricity The full measure of Hurricane Irene's fury came into focus Tuesday as towns in New England battled epic floods and millions were still without electricity. Hurricane Irene death toll rises to 41 State-by-state roundup of fatalities attributed to the storm. After Irene, navigating tricky insurance-claim waters If you're among the potentially millions of East Coast residents who suffered property damage from Hurricane Irene, here is some advice on how to navigate the tricky waters of the insurance claims process. After overpreparing for Irene, buyer's remorse People along the East Coast gave thanks when the storm passed by Sunday and inflicted relatively little harm. But by Monday morning, they were complaining. Mom in hot sauce case spared jail time An Alaska woman convicted of punishing her adopted Russian son by squirting hot sauce into his mouth was spared immediate jail time on Monday. New HIV case causes LA porn industry shutdown A porn industry group says an adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, resulting in a production moratorium in Southern California while the organization investigates to see if the virus has spread. Polygamist sect leader in induced coma Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is in a coma in a Texas hospital after complications from fasting. Ouch! Gardener survives after impaling eye socket An 86-year-old Arizona man is expected to make a full recovery after being impaled through his eye socket with pruning shears. FBI: Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in Calif. Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended from the league for having guns in a locker room with teammate Gilbert Arenas, was arrested Monday in Southern California to face a murder charge in a deadly Atlanta shooting. Strauss-Kahn visits IMF to say goodbye Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, returned to the IMF's Washington headquarters Monday to say goodbye to staffers and meet briefly with his successor. Wis. clinic warns of possible disease exposures A Madison-based clinic says a former employee may have exposed hundreds of patients to blood-borne diseases such as HIV. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

This email sponsored by:

---

This email is a service of QuickThreads.com. To manage your subscriptions, login here.